Susanna(h) Dilemma

HouseSpouse

We are 99.5% set on the name Susannah if we have a girl, but we are still trying to work out a few kinks and I could use some advice/ideas...

First of all - Susanna vs. Susannah. I think the "h" at the end is lovely, sweet and feminine, but I worry about it blending in with our last name which also starts with an H. Is this an issue I should even worry about since the name is pronounced the same regardless of the H? Susanna is precious but seems unfinished to me though as I type this I notice that The Bump spell check considers Susannah to be misspelled and Susanna to be correct.

The middle name is also a bit of a problem. Ideally I would love to use a family name but DH and I have a very limited pool of female names to choose from on both of our sides (Joyce, Phyllis, Bonnie, Liberty, Ann, Mary). Ann is a family name for both of us so would be our first choice but I obviously can't use Susannah Ann so we are sticking that one in our back pocket for any future second daughters. My mother's MN is Joyce (nms) and I know I could use Joy but I just really don't like it... I have tried! We are leaning towards Susannah Mary, but I'm just not sure if that sounds okay. I am also somewhat considering some form of Maryann to kill two birds but I can't come up with anything that isn't a mouthful! Susannah Maryann? Thoughts? Then there's the whole initial issue. SMH apparently = so much hate? Am I over thinking this?

If we decide not to use a family name I really like Susannah Jane or Susannah Juliet. DH isn't fond of Juliet and has a guitar named Jane which is a whole other thing. Ahh. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

At least our boy name is set in stone. I think.

Kmommy91

Susanna Bonnie is completely adorable!

diamondduck13

Susanna Joyce is my vote

coopsbaby

I prefer no h, but both are nice. I do like Mary, Bonnie is nice too.

(And smh= shaking my head, no so much hate, not nearly as bad!)

mylilwildflower

Susanna is adorable! Don't over think the middle name so much. Family names are special so it doesn't have to flow so well

sarahbeth27

I prefer Susannah with the H. Personally, I think Susannah Joy is perfection. 

allardr

Susanna without the H is how I'd spell it if I just heard the name.

I also love Marianne as a name in general though sadly with DDs name I can't use it. 

Susanna Marianne is a lot but I'm one of those that doesn't focus on flow as much as meaning. full name isn't said too much.

austenfan919

I think it is fine with or without the H. I would probably go no H for simplicity's sake, but either is fine.

My vote for MN is Joy, but that is my DD's MN, so I clearly like it more than you do. I think Joyce or Mary are good choices as well.

And I wouldn't give the initial thing another thought. Not a big deal at all.